unperceptive

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adjective

Not perceptive.

Similar
unperceivingblankblindunobservantunseeingundiscriminatingindiscriminating
Opposite
perceptive
OriginEnglish perceptive ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunperceptive (comparative more unperceptive, superlative most unperceptive)

comparative more unperceptive · superlative most unperceptive

  1. Not perceptive.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
perceptive

adjectivelacking perception

Similar
unperceivingblankblindunobservantunseeing
Opposite
perceptive

adjectivelacking sensitivity, taste, or judgment

Similar
undiscriminatingindiscriminating
Also see
blankblindindiscriminatingundiscriminatingunobservantunperceivingunseeing

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishperceptive
  9. Englishunperceptive

From un- + perceptive.

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APA

unperceptive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unperceptive

MLA

“unperceptive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unperceptive. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unperceptive,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unperceptive.

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